Vice-Chancellor's Report 1982-85

Appointments Servic e Table 17 (a) Information on Employment o f First Degree Holders 198 2 — 198 4 Year of Graduatio n Information 1982 1983 1984 Percentage of firs t degre e holders satisfied with firs t appointmen t 66.6 53.9 50.8 Average number o f appointment offer s 1.6 1.6 1.6 Month i n which most first degre e holders received firs t appointment offers * July September July Starting salar y (media n range + ) $4,208 — $4,662 $4,384 — $5,116 $4,636 - $5,60 3 Notes: * Th e University's degre e examinations ar e held in May each year. + 40% of the responses reported salarie s above this range and another 40 % reported salarie s below it . (b) Caree r Guidance Activities and Services 1982/8 3 — 1984/8 5 Year 1982/83 1983/84 1984/85 Activities Number o f Participants (Numbe r o f Events ) Career Counsellin g Sessions * 2,653 (79 ) 2,854 (80 ) 3,076 (84 ) Career/Recruitment Talk s 3,701 (28 ) 4,256 (34 ) 4,607 (48 ) Civil Service Careers Exhibitio n 2,400 (1 ) 2,360 (1 ) 2,300 (1 ) On-campus Employment Interviews/Test s 1,867 (30 ) 1,916 (36 ) 2,100 (44 ) Summer Jo b Briefing Sessions 1,859 (62 ) 3,186 (85 ) 3,159 (83 ) Services Number o f Studen t Visit s Placement Services + 10,671 18,781 25,720 Library Service s 7,102 7,553 7,993 Notes: * No t includin g individua l counselling sessions + Includin g the collection o f application s and arrangement o f interview s 248